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PACIFIC MARITIME MAGAZINE
By Chris Philips, Managing Editor
Two oil companies are claiming recent oil discoveries north of the Arctic Circle that could produce a combined 10 billion barrels of oil.
Earlier this year, Colorado-based Armstrong Energy announced a major oil discovery involving multiple pools in Alaska’s Colville River Delta, west of Prudhoe Bay. According to a report in Petroleum News the company claims almost 500 million barrels of proven contingent oil reserves, and probable contingent reserves of 1.4 billion barrels and possibly as many as 3.7 billion barrels.
Last month, Alaska’s Caelus Energy announced a find at Smith Bay, a few hundred miles west of Prudhoe Bay, which could yield from 6 to 10 billion barrels of …
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 NASSCO Delivers 330,000 Barrel Tanker to SEA-Vista
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On Nov. 8, General Dynamics NASSCO shipbuilders delivered Constitution, a Jones Act-qualified ECO-class tanker, to Florida-based vessel operator SEA-Vista LLC. The ship was delivered during a special signing ceremony at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. …(Read full article)
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Navy Commissions Research Vessel in San Diego
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Representatives from the US Navy joined elected officials and the oceanographic community to celebrate the launch of America’s newest research vessel. ..(Read full article)
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Drydock Sinks While Being Towed from Seattle to Mexico
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By Mark Edward Nero
A 528-foot dry dock sank offshore late last month, about 40 miles west of San Francisco, while being towed from Seattle to Mexico… (Read full article)
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Vancouver USA Seeks Developer for Terminal 5
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By Mark Edward Nero
The Port of Vancouver USA said Nov. 11 that it is seeking firms interested in designing, permitting, constructing and operating a high-volume marine terminal facility at Terminal 5, one of the port’s rail-served terminals on the Columbia River… (Read full article)
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